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Reporter Kwon Ae-ri's friendly economy begins. Reporter Kwon, when I flipped the calendar a little, Chuseok is a little more than a month left. Chuseok train ticket reservations will also start soon, but this year, they are all non-face-to-face?

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Yes, this year's Chuseok train ticket reservation period is set from September 1st to 3rd of the following month.

Next week. Eligible dates are for six days from September 29 to October 4, the day before the Chuseok holiday.

For all trains of the Mugunghwa and above, including KTX, SRT tickets will start on September 8th.

No on-site applications will be accepted this year.

Reservations can only be made over the Internet, mobile, and phone.

It is useless to go to the station and wait in line.

From September 1st to 3rd, ticketing at the counter will be canceled at all, and even if you go to the station, even if you go to the station, you will be in vain.

Holiday train tickets have always been accepted online at the same time because even those who are not good at online use have always been on-site, but this was decided because we should avoid waiting in line this year.

So, instead of making 100% non-face-to-face reservations, we only accept reservations for the elderly and the disabled from 9 am on September 1st.

Reservations can be made on September 1 only if you are an elderly person 65 years of age or older or a disabled person registered under the Disability Welfare Act.

On this day, 10% of all seats have been allocated.

For all others, online reservations start at 7am on September 2nd and 3rd.

Seniors and people with disabilities can try on the 2nd and 3rd.

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However, for those who are a little bit awkward online and the elderly, I think they can do it on September 1st, but non-old people can still call if they are not online?

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No, online reservations are made by other people. Only seniors and people with disabilities can call us on September 1.

Calls are accepted only one day on September 1. It is only up to 1,000 people on a first come, first served basis.

According to the statistics of the Korean Railroad, there are about 16,000 people who come to the station directly to buy holiday tickets.

Among them, the number of people who receive discounts for the elderly or the disabled was estimated, and about 1,000 people said that they needed to make a phone call.

You can call 1544-8545 on the 1st of September, now subtitled.

Not only myself, but if there are people around you who need help right now, I would like you to tell us.

If the phone reservation is successful, you must go to the nearest station on September 3rd from 3pm to 6th to check your ID and complete the ticketing process.

On the 2nd and 3rd, only online reservations are held.On the 2nd, as you can see, 7 routes including the Gyeongbu, Donghae, and Chungbuk Lines, and on the 3rd, 8 routes including Honam, Jeolla, and Gangneung lines are opened.

With 2 round trips, you can reserve up to 6 tickets by phone and 12 tickets by online reservation.

Standing seats will not be sold this year, considering the coronavirus.

However, for now, you can reserve all seat tickets with no empty seats or seating spaces, and these days KTX trains operate exclusive cars for foreign travelers.

We are currently operating two or three spaces per train, including ones that are left empty for isolation from ordinary passengers, and we plan to reduce the operation to only one space per train during the holiday season.

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I don't know what the situation of Corona 19 will be like in Chuseok, but those who decide to go will be able to complete the reservation, but if you could share some tips on the reservation?

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fact, during Chuseok, train tickets are said to be a pre-sale war. The atmosphere is not good right now, but since the holiday season starts from the end of next month, the competition on popular routes on the Gyeongbu Line or the day before the holidays is expected to be quite fierce.

From August 28th the day after tomorrow, a dedicated page for Chuseok tickets will be opened.

You can purchase Chuseok tickets only here.

Even if you enter the mobile railroad app, you must take the link and go to this dedicated page to purchase a reservation.

You can make a mock reservation here, and those who win the Click War usually practice with this in advance to learn the process and memorize the timetable before entering the finals.

If you can't buy a ticket within 3 minutes, you'll have to retry from the beginning, and retry is limited to 6 times.

It may be more convenient to practice once on the day of booking.

And there have been some suspicious cases like this in the case of approaching macro programs to get a scalpel.

The Korean Railroad said it is planning to request an investigation on charges of obstructing business if such a case is noticeable again this year.

There are no special discount tickets during Chuseok.

However, a 15% discount is applied when booking a four-person seat for two passengers who ride upside down. Infant seats, senior seats, and bicycle seats are not available during this period.

As soon as the reservation period ends and the remaining seat sales start, a reverse return discount and discount plans for routes that are not crowded will appear soon.

This is a ticket that has a high discount rate and allows you to live comfortably, but I will tell you again later.